United Kingdom, Feb. 16 -- Adrien Brody felt "so grateful" to be named Best Leading Actor at the EE BAFTAs.

The 51-year-old actor picked up the coveted accolade at the annual awards ceremony on Sunday (16.02.25) for his role in 'The Brutalist', having beat off competition from Timothee Chalamet,( 'A Complete Unknown') Colman Domingo, ('Sing Sing') Ralph Fiennes, ('Conclave') Hugh Grant, ('Heretic') and Sebastian Stan ('The Apprentice').

Speaking live on stage at the Royal Festival hall, he said: "My goodness, thank you, thank you all. Where do I begin? I am so grateful and I wanna thank this wonderful institution for honoring me and everyone here tonight who has done such great work.

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